How we are organised

PYGYRG comprises of its members who are defined in two ways: (1) the formal membership list compiled by the RGS and (2) the wider email discussion list (PYGYWG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK). ‘Members’ incorporates both groups as many of our most active participants are not formally members of the RGS.

There are 3 formal officer positions of the research group as defined by the RGS: the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The group must have each of these three roles to function as a formal RGS research group.

In addition there are a number of other roles that the group organises itself, such as Website officer, Postgraduate rep, Librarian, and Dissertation Prize coordinator.

Finally there is a broader Advisory Board that is populated by those who have previously either held formal officer positions in the group or been heavily involved in the group in the past.

Roles 2017-18

Committee

Role

Name

Affiliation

Email

Chair

Sam Halvorsen

Queen Mary, UOL

s.halvorsen@qmul.ac.uk

Secretary

Ruth Raynor

Newcastle

ruth.raynor@newcastle.ac.uk

Treasurer

Janet Bowstead

Royal Holloway, UOL

janet.bowstead@rhul.ac.uk

Prize Coordinator

Richard Scriven

National University of Ireland

r.scriven@umail.ucc.ie

Social Media Coordinator

Eveleigh Buck-Matthews

Coventry

eveleigh.buck@gmail.com

Postgraduate Representative

Rosalie Warnock

Queen Mary, UOL

r.e.warnock@qmul.ac.uk

Advisory Board

Name

Affiliation

Email

Kye Askins

Glasgow

kye.Askins@glasgow.ac.uk

Peter North

Liverpool

p.j.north@liverpool.ac.uk

Louise Waite

Leeds

l.waite@leeds.ac.uk

Sara Kindon

Victoria University, NZ

sara.kindon@vuw.ac.nz

Farhana Sultana

Syracuse University, USA

sultanaf@syr.edu

Paul Routledge

Leeds

p.routledge@leeds.ac.uk

Mike Kesby

St Andrews

mgk@st-andrews.ac.uk

Jenny Pickerill

Sheffield

j.m.pickerill@Sheffield.ac.uk.

Sophie Wynne-Jones

Bangor

s.wynne-jones@bangor.ac.uk

How decisions are made

We seek to act in a spirit of inclusiveness and participation. Decisions are made in three ways: (1) by participants at the away weekends and AGM, (2) by the core committee, and (3) by the core committee in consultation with the Advisory Board. Only if issues are considered controversial, complex or challenging is the Advisory Board asked for its advice.

Appointment of new officers

This will be agreed by vote at the AGM. Nominations should be submitted to the existing committee in writing one week before the AGM.

Core activities of the group

The RGS has identified 10 core activities that it expects research groups to undertake: